Indian entrepreneurs and readers, Alok Mittal suggested a special offer for VentureWoods readers. I’m always interested in your perspective and am curious to hear some of your thoughts after reading my Entrepreneur Journeys and Bootstrapping books. I will gladly have a copy of either book sent to the first 10 people who are interested in […]
MVP – Announcing Batch 3 – New startups & new gang members
The Morpheus Venture Partners (MVP) gang just got bigger with the addition of 10 new startups and 20 new founders, taking the total to 20 companies and 40 founders. Read the official media release. Personally I am very excited with this new batch, already been learning a lot of stuff. Would love to know what […]
Who is an entrepreneur?
 Do not stare at this picture for too long! Just out of a really late night discussion with a colleague at One Billion Minds. What is your word?
Bootstrapping: Doing More With Less
Some of you may have followed a recent discussion on my blog, 18,000 People On The Bench At Infosys. I have to say, I am continuously frustrated by aspiring entrepreneurs telling me that they cannot move forward because seed funding is not available in India. My message has always been, bootstrap the beginning, and then […]
Sunil Mittal’s Forbes Interview
I know its all over the web by now, but couldn’t help linking it here – great perspectives on conviction, persuasion, partnerships and organizational transitions.
Faceoff at Proto
ETNow did an interesting faceoff session with myself and Vishal Gondal at the Proto Pune edition. I quite liked the informal format – with Vishal at the other end, you can be assured of some laughter! On a more serious note, the discussion does touch upon some of the evolution of VC space in India […]
Catch all the action at Proto.in – live!
At proto.in, the start ups are in the limelight. Every one of them come to proto.in to launch their product, get feedback and network with people who can help them in realizing their dream. Over the past editions, we have been doing this feedback and networking informally and also through forms at the venue. But […]
Angel Investment Ecosystem in India | Need Inputs
Hi All, I have heard speakers, panelists and entrepreneurs saying lack of angel financing as a major gap in the Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem. At Canaan, we have always tried best to participate in the start up ecosystem. This year, we are contemplating to initiate a dialogue with angel investors in a more systematic manner. In […]
Location Based Services : Mobile Monday Delhi
Mobile Monday Delhi Chapter (MoMo Delhi) is having it’s seventh meetup on “Mobile Location Based Services” on coming Saturday – 11th July 2009. The event will highlight key events, innovative products/services and challenges in the LBS space in India. Distinguished speakers in LBS including Mr Ashutosh Pande Managing Director, SiRF Technology (India) Pvt. Limited, Mr […]
Facebook Announces Developer Contest for India
New Delhi, India, July 3, 2009: The day for which the Indian developer community had been waiting has finally arrived. Facebook, whose mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected, announced today the launch of ‘Facebook India Developer Contest’ – a contest for Indian developers to […]
LUCK? RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME? DIVINE INTERVENTION?
We hear all the time about the amount of money that’s available to fund startups. For example, that private equity funds invested over $ 3.3 billion in just the first 3 calendar months of the current year. That VCs are always looking out for good deals as most of the plans they see merit little […]
Governance
GOVERNANCE Sanjay AnandaramThe young founders of the young company looked happy. They had just finished a long meeting with a top class candidate for CEO of one of their soon-to-be-launched businesses. They had decided to bring on board seasoned professionals to help them achieve their long term goal of building a nationally admired and respected […]